A compiled reference of 43 verified statistics on dryer fires and vent and duct cleaning: how many dryer fires US fire departments respond to each year and why three national sources give three different counts, what share is caused by failure to clean, where the fires start and how far they spread, what the International Mechanical Code allows for a dryer exhaust run, and what a dryer vent or whole-system duct cleaning costs in 2026. Every figure is drawn from a named public source (the US Fire Administration, NFPA, CPSC, EPA, ENERGY STAR, the International Code Council, and four published cost guides) and independently checked against the original before publishing.
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Key takeaways
Roughly a third of US dryer fires are caused by nobody cleaning the lint out, and both national fire datasets agree on that share even though they disagree on the total count. The fix is cheap: a vent cleaning costs about $145, less than a tenth of the $1,790 average loss from even a dryer fire that never leaves the dryer.
Failure to clean causes 32 percent of home dryer fires, about 4,470 a year.
13,820 home dryer fires a year: 7 deaths, 344 injuries, $233 million in damage.
The famous 2,900 dryer fires a year is 2008 to 2010 data. CPSC's 2019 to 2021 count is 5,300.
17 percent of dryer fires are in multifamily buildings; 3 percent are in hotels and motels.
A contained dryer fire costs $1,790. One that spreads through the building costs $49,500.
Dryer vent cleaning averages $145, with a normal range of $104 to $188.
Air duct cleaning runs $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system, per the EPA.
The mechanical code caps a dryer exhaust duct at 35 feet; each 90-degree elbow counts as 5 feet.
How we built this report
Every figure below was compiled in September 2026 from named public sources and checked against the original document before publishing.
- Compiled from primary sources
National fire statistics (US Fire Administration, NFPA, CPSC), federal consumer guidance (EPA, ENERGY STAR, CPSC), the 2021 International Mechanical Code, and four published cost guides that state their own data and update dates.
- Only explicitly stated figures
We include only numbers a named source states directly, and attribute each inline at the point it appears. Where a report gives a three-year total, we say so rather than dividing it.
- Disagreements shown, not averaged
USFA, NFPA, and CPSC count dryer fires differently and cover different years. We show all three with their year windows instead of blending them into one number.
- Independent review
Written by one co-founder, reviewed by the other before publishing.
Scope caveat: fire counts are national estimates built from the National Fire Incident Reporting System, and each agency scales, filters, and rounds them differently (NFPA includes confined fires, CPSC excludes them and intentional fires, USFA's 2012 report covers residential buildings for 2008 to 2010 using its own estimation method). Cost figures are guide-level national ranges from published cost guides and marketplace data, not an audited survey; local quotes vary. Code figures are from the 2021 International Mechanical Code model text; your jurisdiction may adopt a different edition or amend it.
Dryer fires and duct cleaning, by the numbers
All 43 figures, grouped into six themes, each from a named public source and independently verified. Fire data first, then code and frequency, then cost.
How many dryer fires there are, and why the counts disagree
The most repeated number on the internet is that the US has 2,900 dryer fires a year. That figure is real, but it is old. It comes from a US Fire Administration topical report (usfa.fema.gov) published in 2012 that analyzed 2008 to 2010 data on clothes dryer fires in residential buildings. According to NFPA's research analysis (nfpa.org), local fire departments responded to an estimated 13,820 home structure fires a year in 2014 to 2018 in which a dryer was involved in ignition, and NFPA's earlier 2017 report put washer and dryer fires combined at 15,970 a year for 2010 to 2014, 92 percent of them dryers. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission's residential fire loss report (cpsc.gov) estimates 5,300 clothes dryer fires a year for 2019 to 2021, a count that excludes confined fires and intentionally set fires. The three agencies are measuring the same problem with different filters, which is why the count ladder below shows all of them with their year windows.
Count ladder
Annual US dryer fire estimates, by agency and year window
Bars are scaled to the NFPA 2017 figure. NFPA's estimates include confined fires and are scaled to its fire department survey; CPSC excludes confined and intentional fires; USFA's 2012 report covers residential buildings for 2008 to 2010 using its own estimation method. None of these is wrong. They answer slightly different questions.
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An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings were reported to US fire departments each year in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Those 2,900 fires a year caused an estimated 5 deaths, 100 injuries, and $35 million in property loss annually.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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US fire departments responded to an estimated 15,970 home fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year in 2010 to 2014.
NFPA, dryer and washer fire analysis (2017)
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Those washer and dryer fires caused 13 civilian deaths, 440 civilian injuries, and $238 million in direct property damage a year in 2010 to 2014.
NFPA, dryer and washer fire analysis (2017)
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Local fire departments responded to an estimated 13,820 home structure fires a year in 2014 to 2018 in which a dryer was involved in ignition.
NFPA, home dryer fires analysis (2020)
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Home dryer fires caused an average of 7 civilian deaths, 344 civilian injuries, and $233 million in direct property damage a year in 2014 to 2018.
NFPA, home dryer fires analysis (2020)
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Clothes dryers were involved in an estimated 5,300 residential structure fires a year in 2019 to 2021 (5,800 in 2019, 5,100 in 2020, and 5,100 in 2021).
US Consumer Product Safety Commission, residential fire loss estimates (2024)
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Clothes dryer fires caused an estimated 120 injuries and $79.9 million in property loss a year in 2019 to 2021.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission, residential fire loss estimates (2024)
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Electric clothes dryers were involved in about 4,000 residential fires a year in 2019 to 2021, against about 1,000 a year for gas dryers.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission, residential fire loss estimates (2024)
What this means: if you are citing a dryer fire count, name the agency and the years. "2,900 a year" is a 2012 report about 2008 to 2010; NFPA's 13,820 and CPSC's 5,300 are both more recent and are not like-for-like: NFPA includes confined fires and scales to its own fire department survey, while CPSC excludes confined and intentional fires and uses its own estimation method. For a property owner the useful reading is the same under every method: dryer fires are common, they are rarely fatal, and they are mostly preventable.
Why dryers catch fire
Both datasets rank the same cause first. According to the US Fire Administration's 2012 topical report, failure to clean was the leading factor, contributing to 34 percent of residential dryer fires in 2008 to 2010, and dust, fiber, and lint was the item first ignited in 28 percent. According to NFPA's 2020 analysis, failure to clean caused 32 percent of home dryer fires in 2014 to 2018, about 4,470 fires a year, and lint was first ignited in 27 percent. Mechanical and electrical failures follow in both datasets. The paired bars below put the two agencies side by side.
What starts a dryer fire, two datasets a decade apart
USFA reports factor categories with unknowns apportioned (operational deficiency 46.6 percent, of which failure to clean is 72 percent; mechanical 28.6; electrical 15.6). NFPA reports failure to clean directly (32 percent), mechanical (27), electrical (16). Bars are scaled to 50 percent.
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Failure to clean was the leading factor in dryer fires, contributing to 34 percent of clothes dryer fires in residential buildings in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Dust, fiber, and lint (28 percent) and clothing not on a person (27 percent) were the leading items first ignited in dryer fires in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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By category, operational deficiency contributed to 47 percent of dryer fires, mechanical failure to 29 percent, and electrical failure to 16 percent in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Failure to clean made up 72 percent of the operational-deficiency factors in dryer fires in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Failure to clean caused 32 percent of home dryer fires in 2014 to 2018, about 4,470 fires a year.
NFPA, home dryer fires analysis (2020)
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27 percent of home dryer fires in 2014 to 2018 started when dust, fiber, or lint ignited.
NFPA, home dryer fires analysis (2020)
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Mechanical failures caused 27 percent of home dryer fires and electrical failures 16 percent in 2014 to 2018.
NFPA, home dryer fires analysis (2020)
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Dryer fires caused by failure to clean accounted for half of clothes dryer fire deaths, 34 percent of injuries, and 26 percent of direct property damage in 2010 to 2014.
NFPA, dryer and washer fire analysis (2017)
What this means: a third of dryer fires have a cause you can see. Lint in the trap, behind the drum, or packed into the exhaust run is visible condition, not hidden equipment failure. For a rental or a hotel laundry, that makes the lint trap and the vent termination two of the highest-value items on any preventive inspection, because the leading cause of the leading appliance fire is something a photo can prove was or was not handled.
Where dryer fires happen and how far they spread
According to the US Fire Administration (usfa.fema.gov), 77 percent of residential dryer fires occurred in one- and two-family homes, 17 percent in multifamily dwellings, and 3 percent in hotels and motels in 2008 to 2010, and 83 percent started in a laundry area. Most stay small: 54 percent were confined to the dryer itself and another 32 percent to the room. The loss curve is steep once a fire leaves the room. USFA puts the average loss at $1,790 for a fire confined to the object of origin and $49,500 for one confined to the building of origin, in 2010 dollars. Fires peaked in January at 11 percent of the year's total, and smoke alarms were absent in 16 percent of incidents.
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77 percent of dryer fires occurred in one- and two-family homes, 17 percent in multifamily buildings, and 3 percent in hotels and motels in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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83 percent of dryer fires in residential buildings started in laundry areas in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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54 percent of dryer fires were confined to the object of origin, 32 percent to the room of origin, and 14 percent spread beyond the room in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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The average dollar loss per dryer fire was $9,610, against $15,940 for residential building fires overall, in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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A dryer fire confined to the object of origin cost $1,790 on average; one that spread through the building of origin cost $49,500 (2008 to 2010, 2010 dollars).
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Smoke alarms were present in 62 percent of dryer fires, and absent in 16 percent, in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
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Dryer fires in residential buildings peaked in January, at 11 percent of the year's fires, in 2008 to 2010.
US Fire Administration, topical fire report (2012)
What this means: one in five dryer fires happens in a building someone else's family also lives or sleeps in. In multifamily and hotel laundries the exhaust runs are often longer and shared, and the person loading the dryer is not the person who pays for the building, which is exactly the setup where a documented cleaning schedule matters. The spread data makes the case for the smoke alarm as much as the vent brush: a fire caught in the dryer costs $1,790, and the same fire that spreads through the building costs 27 times that.
Cleaning frequency and installation code
The International Mechanical Code (iccsafe.org) sets the physical limits that decide whether a dryer vent can be kept clean at all. Under Section 504.9.4.1 of the 2021 IMC, a domestic dryer exhaust duct may run no more than 35 feet from the transition duct connection to the outlet terminal, and every fitting eats into that allowance: a 4-inch mitered 90-degree elbow counts as 5 feet. The duct must be smooth metal at least 0.016 inch thick and 4 inches in diameter, the flexible transition duct behind the dryer is capped at 8 feet. The termination must have a backdraft damper and no screen, and any run over 35 equivalent feet has to be labeled within 6 feet of the dryer. These limits are for domestic dryers; commercial laundry dryers are covered separately in Section 504 and follow the manufacturer's installation instructions. On frequency, CPSC's safety alert (cpsc.gov) tells owners to clean the lint screen before or after each load, clean the vent and exhaust duct periodically, and replace plastic or foil accordion ducting with rigid or semi-rigid metal. Consumer Reports (consumerreports.org) recommends cleaning the dryer vent at least four times a year; Bob Vila's cost guide (bobvila.com) reports most experts recommend a professional vent cleaning every year, or every 6 months for heavy use; and for air ducts, Fixr's guide (fixr.com) puts the interval at once every three to five years.
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The 2021 International Mechanical Code caps a domestic dryer exhaust duct at 35 feet from the transition duct connection to the outlet terminal (Section 504.9.4.1).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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Each 4-inch mitered 90-degree elbow counts as 5 feet of equivalent duct length, and each 45-degree elbow as 2 feet 6 inches (IMC Table 504.9.4.1).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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Dryer exhaust ducts must be smooth-interior metal at least 0.016 inch thick and 4 inches in nominal diameter (IMC 504.9.1).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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The flexible transition duct behind the dryer may be no longer than 8 feet, must be a single UL 2158A-listed length, and may not be concealed in construction (IMC 504.9.3).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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Dryer exhaust must terminate outside with a backdraft damper and no screen, at least 3 feet from any building opening unless the manufacturer says otherwise (IMC 504.4 and 504.4.1).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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Where the equivalent duct length exceeds 35 feet, the length must be marked on a permanent label within 6 feet of the dryer duct connection (IMC 504.9.5).
International Code Council, 2021 International Mechanical Code (2021)
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Consumer Reports' laundry expert recommends cleaning the dryer vent at least four times a year, once each season.
Consumer Reports, dryer maintenance guide (2025)
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Most experts recommend a professional dryer vent cleaning every year, and every 6 months for heavily used dryers, according to Bob Vila's cost guide.
Bob Vila, cost guide (2024)
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Air ducts should be cleaned about once every three to five years, more often with pets, smokers, mold, or pests, according to Fixr's cost guide.
Fixr, air duct cleaning cost guide (2026)
What this means: the code numbers are inspection numbers. A dryer in an interior closet of an apartment or a vacation home routinely needs a run near the 35-foot cap with two or three elbows, which is the configuration that both traps lint fastest and is hardest to clean. Walk a property with a tape measure and the fitting table once and record the equivalent length. The longer the run and the more elbows it has, the faster it loads with lint and the more often it needs cleaning; Bob Vila's guide puts heavy-use vents at every 6 months.
What dryer vent cleaning costs
The cost guides agree more closely than the fire agencies do. According to HomeAdvisor's 2026 cost guide (homeadvisor.com), dryer vent cleaning averages $145, with a normal range of $104 to $188 and extremes of $75 to $340; roof vents run $150 to $250 against $80 to $150 for a basement or first-floor vent. Fixr's guide (fixr.com) gives a $150 national average and a $100 to $200 range, with $80 for a vent of 15 feet or less. Bob Vila (bobvila.com) reports a $139 average. Thumbtack's 2026 marketplace data (thumbtack.com) is the outlier, with a $186 to $510 range and most people paying around $307, which likely reflects quoted jobs that include inspection or repairs. The table below puts every service type, its price, and its recommended interval in one place.
| Service | Typical range | Average | Recommended interval | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryer vent cleaning, standard | $104 to $188 $75 low, $340 high | $145 | Every year; every 6 months with heavy use | HomeAdvisor (2026); interval per Bob Vila (2024) |
| Dryer vent cleaning, standard | $100 to $200 $80 for 15 ft or less, up to $350 | $150 | Not stated | Fixr (2025) |
| Dryer vent cleaning, standard | $102 to $179 | $139 | Every year | Bob Vila (2024) |
| Dryer vent cleaning, marketplace quotes | $186 to $510 | $307 | Not stated | Thumbtack (2026) |
| Dryer vent, basement or first floor | $80 to $150 | n/a | Not stated | HomeAdvisor (2026) |
| Dryer vent, second floor | $110 to $185 | n/a | Not stated | HomeAdvisor (2026) |
| Dryer vent, roof termination | $150 to $250 | n/a | Not stated | HomeAdvisor (2026) |
| Lint screen (owner or staff) and dryer vent (quarterly routine) | $0 | n/a | Every load (screen); at least 4 times a year (full routine) | CPSC safety alert; Consumer Reports (2025) |
| Air duct cleaning, whole system | $450 to $1,000 per system | n/a | As needed only; not routine | US EPA |
| Air duct cleaning, whole home | $271 to $509 up to $800 for large systems | $389 | Not stated | HomeAdvisor (2026) |
| Air duct cleaning, 2,000 sq ft home | $300 to $700 | $500 | Every 3 to 5 years | Fixr (2026) |
| Air duct cleaning, marketplace quotes | $225 to $619 | $374 | Not stated | Thumbtack (2026) |
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Dryer vent cleaning costs an average of $145, with a normal range of $104 to $188 and extremes of $75 to $340, according to HomeAdvisor's 2026 guide.
HomeAdvisor, dryer vent cleaning cost guide (2026)
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By vent location, HomeAdvisor prices a dryer vent cleaning at $80 to $150 for a basement or first floor, $110 to $185 for a second floor, and $150 to $250 for a roof vent.
HomeAdvisor, dryer vent cleaning cost guide (2026)
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Dryer vent cleaning runs $100 to $200 with a national average of $150; a short vent of 15 feet or less can be $80 and a hard job up to $350, according to Fixr's guide.
Fixr, dryer vent cleaning cost guide (2025)
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Dryer vent cleaning ranges from $186 to $510 nationally, with most people paying around $307, according to Thumbtack's 2026 pricing data.
Thumbtack, price guide (2026)
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The typical range for dryer vent cleaning is $102 to $179, with a national average of $139, according to Bob Vila's 2024 cost guide.
Bob Vila, cost guide (2024)
What this means: at $139 to $150 a visit, a yearly vent cleaning on a 200-door portfolio is roughly $30,000 a year, which sounds like a lot until it is set against USFA's $1,790 average loss for the smallest class of dryer fire and $49,500 for one that spreads. The cheaper control is the one the price guides do not sell: a photo of the lint trap and the exterior vent flap at every turnover, so the annual cleaning is verifying a maintained vent instead of excavating a clogged one.
What air duct cleaning costs, and what the evidence says
Air duct cleaning is a different product with a different evidence base. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency's consumer guidance (epa.gov), duct cleaning services typically range from $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system, and the same guidance says duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. EPA does not recommend it except on an as-needed basis, meaning visible mold, vermin, or ducts clogged with debris. Current guides price it below EPA's range: HomeAdvisor (homeadvisor.com) reports an average of $389 with most homes paying $271 to $509, Fixr (fixr.com) reports a $500 average for a 2,000-square-foot home, and Thumbtack (thumbtack.com) reports most people pay around $374. The stronger case for touching ductwork is energy, not air: according to ENERGY STAR (energystar.gov), about 20 to 30 percent of the air moving through a typical home's duct system is lost to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts. Indoor air still matters in its own right; EPA's environmental reporting (epa.gov) notes Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, where some pollutant concentrations run 2 to 5 times outdoor levels, but EPA's position is that dirty ducts are rarely the reason.
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Air duct cleaning services typically range from $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system, according to the US EPA.
US Environmental Protection Agency, air duct cleaning guidance
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Air duct cleaning costs an average of $389, with most homeowners paying $271 to $509 and larger systems reaching $800, according to HomeAdvisor's 2026 guide.
HomeAdvisor, air duct cleaning cost guide (2026)
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Most homeowners pay $300 to $700 for air duct cleaning, with a national average of $500 for a 2,000-square-foot home, according to Fixr's 2026 guide.
Fixr, air duct cleaning cost guide (2026)
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Air duct cleaning usually ranges from $225 to $619, with most people paying around $374, according to Thumbtack's 2026 pricing data.
Thumbtack, price guide (2026)
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In a typical house, about 20 to 30 percent of the air moving through the duct system is lost to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts, according to ENERGY STAR.
ENERGY STAR, duct sealing guidance
What this means: the two services get sold together, but the evidence points in opposite directions. Dryer vent cleaning removes the documented leading cause of dryer fires. Air duct cleaning, per the EPA, is an as-needed job triggered by visible mold, pests, or debris, and the money is usually better spent sealing the ducts than vacuuming them. For an operator, that means budgeting the vent cleaning as a fixed annual line and the duct cleaning as a conditional one that a photographed register or a mold finding triggers.
Claims we could not verify as stated
Two dryer fire numbers are routinely repeated in a form that misreads their sources. First, "16,000 dryer fires a year, 10 deaths, $239.7 million." Consumer Reports correctly attributes these figures to CPSC for "between 2019 and 2021", and they are a three-year total: CPSC's tables give 5,800 plus 5,100 plus 5,100 fires, which is 16,000, and $85.9 million plus $80.8 million plus $73.0 million, which is $239.7 million, with the only reportable death count (10) falling in 2020. The annual figure is 5,300 fires and $79.9 million. Writers who drop the date range and present 16,000 as a yearly number triple the real rate. Second, "34 percent of dryer fires are caused by failure to clean, according to NFPA." The 34 percent figure is USFA's, from its 2012 report on 2008 to 2010 data. NFPA's own figure is 32 percent (2014 to 2018). The difference is small, but the attribution to NFPA is common and wrong. We also looked for a primary source behind the common claim that a clogged vent adds a specific dollar amount to a dryer's energy bill and found only cost-guide estimates that cite each other; no utility, DOE, or laboratory figure surfaced, so no energy-savings number appears on this page.
What this means: the safe citation for a current annual count is CPSC's 5,300 (2019 to 2021) or NFPA's 13,820 (2014 to 2018), each with its year window attached. The safe citation for the failure-to-clean share is 32 percent (NFPA) or 34 percent (USFA), attributed to the right agency.
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Quick FAQ
How many dryer fires happen each year in the US?
It depends on which agency you cite and which years. NFPA estimates 13,820 home structure fires a year involved a dryer in 2014 to 2018, with 7 deaths, 344 injuries, and $233 million in property damage. CPSC estimates 5,300 residential structure fires a year involved a clothes dryer in 2019 to 2021, excluding confined and intentional fires. The widely repeated 2,900 figure is from a USFA report covering 2008 to 2010.
What percentage of dryer fires are caused by failure to clean?
32 percent, according to NFPA's analysis of 2014 to 2018 home dryer fires, or 34 percent according to USFA's analysis of 2008 to 2010 residential building dryer fires. Both agencies rank failure to clean as the leading factor, and dust, fiber, or lint is the item first ignited in 27 to 28 percent of dryer fires.
How much does dryer vent cleaning cost?
About $139 to $150 on average for a standard vent. HomeAdvisor's 2026 guide gives an average of $145 with a normal range of $104 to $188. Fixr gives a $150 average and a $100 to $200 range. Bob Vila gives a $139 average. Thumbtack's 2026 marketplace data is higher, at $186 to $510 with most people paying around $307. Roof vents cost the most, $150 to $250 per HomeAdvisor.
How much does air duct cleaning cost?
The US EPA says duct cleaning services typically range from $450 to $1,000 per heating and cooling system. Published 2026 guides come in lower: HomeAdvisor reports an average of $389 with most homes paying $271 to $509, Fixr reports a $500 average for a 2,000-square-foot home, and Thumbtack reports most people pay around $374.
How long can a dryer vent be by code?
35 feet, measured from the transition duct connection to the outlet terminal, under Section 504.9.4.1 of the 2021 International Mechanical Code. Each 4-inch mitered 90-degree elbow subtracts 5 feet of allowed length and each 45-degree elbow 2 feet 6 inches. Longer runs are allowed only per the dryer manufacturer's instructions or with a listed dryer exhaust duct power ventilator, and any run over 35 equivalent feet must be labeled within 6 feet of the dryer connection.
Data sources
Every figure on this page traces to one of these named public sources, each checked against the original document before publishing.
US Fire Administration (FEMA)Topical fire report series, residential dryer fire analysis, 2012usfa.fema.gov
National Fire Protection AssociationResearch analyses of home dryer and washing machine fires, 2017 and 2020nfpa.org
US Consumer Product Safety CommissionResidential fire loss estimates report, 2024, and clothes dryer safety alertcpsc.gov
International Code Council2021 International Mechanical Code, Section 504 clothes dryer exhausticcsafe.org
US Environmental Protection AgencyAir duct cleaning consumer guidance and indoor air quality reportingepa.gov
ENERGY STARDuct sealing guidance for homeownersenergystar.gov
Consumer ReportsDryer maintenance and vent cleaning guide, updated 2025consumerreports.org
HomeAdvisorDryer vent and air duct cleaning cost guides, 2026homeadvisor.com
FixrDryer vent cleaning cost guide (2025) and air duct cleaning cost guide (2026)fixr.com
ThumbtackDryer vent and air duct cleaning price guides, 2026thumbtack.com
Bob VilaDryer vent cleaning cost guide, 2024bobvila.com